Japan ask 2010 hosts South Africa to ban vuvuzela

[Mosiah]

at least one! and I hope to be making nuff noise wid it!!!

[HL]

Just make sure you are not sitting in front of someone who has one.

It's irritating as hell.

It should be banned.

[Gamma]

well that is one thing yuh have in common wid it.....

[HL]

I know i irritate you gamma.

why the 'ell you think log on to this site.

durn-gonnit...

[Gamma]

oh, so now i'm irresitible??! not sure how to take that .... maybe the resident authority should be consulted...whey maudib?

[Karl]

i find it weird because at the cricket world cup in the west indies everyone complained that it was too sanitary because it lacked west indian spontaneity and flavour....

as one player said, when they come to the west indies they expect and indeed look forward to the west indian flavour of cricket matches....

Yuh seit!

[Mosiah]

note to self: pack the ear muffs!

[Zeppo]

Bryan Robson warns World Cup managers of trumpet noise

Former England captain Bryan Robson believes World Cup managers could struggle against the noise of the South African plastic trumpet, the vuvuzela. Robson, who is manager of Thailand, saw his side lose 4-0 to South Africa in a warm-up match in Nelspruit on Sunday.

But the deafening and tuneless noise from the trumpet drowned out his instructions from the bench and he had to call players over to the sidelines. "With that noise they could have an advantage in the World Cup," he said.

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[Peter R]

I don't understand what the fuss is all about. Aren't both teams subject to the same noise?!?

[Mosiah]

The South Africans have perfected a type of telekinetic messaging system that other teams have not perfected as yet.

[Gamma]

is this for real?!!!

"silly season" in full swing!

[Zeppo]

Nothing kills the joy of soccer like a bunch of wailing vuvuzelas

In my teenage years we always looked forward to the big teams from Johannesburg coming down to the sovereign kingdom by the coast to play the local teams.

Whenever Orlando Pirates, Moroka Swallows and Kaizer Chiefs (yes, they are all in order of importance) came down to play the likes of AmaZulu, Bush Bucks and African Wanderers, we would pile onto the trains and buses and head for King's Park stadium.

We would sing all the way.

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[Zeppo]

Vuvuzela tops noise league, seen threat to hearing

South Africa's vuvuzela, the trumpet that will be a fixture at World Cup matches, is the loudest of all fan instruments and can cause permanent hearing loss, a global hearing foundation said on Monday.

Soccer governing body FIFA has okayed the plastic trumpet for the tournament, which starts on Friday, after organisers did tests at a match at Johannesburg's 95,000-seater Soccer City due to worries the din could drown out emergency announcements.

While normally reserved for local games, the vuvuzela can now also be heard at warm-up matches and practice sessions ahead of the tournament, even those not involving South Africa's Bafana Bafana.

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[Karl]

The nonsense being spoken

I do not know if that sound will grow on me...but as a ref in a full stadium with a high energy match well played the noise level is such that you cannot hear anyone on the field. It is gestures that rule.

The noisiest stadium I have been in as a spectator was RFK '98 World Cup qualifier USA vs Jamaica. I took my youngest son to that match. We communicated by just about sticking our mouths into each other ear and shouting at the top of our lungs.

Any coach wanting to communicate with player or players during these World Cup matches had better have his hand signals well worked out! If he can communicate with his player or players during matches using voice signals...chances are the match is of limited importance or being poorly played and the fans are not engaged.